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United States Patent URINAL August A. Kutsche, Avondale Estates, Ga. Application September 16, 1952, Serial No. 309,808

1 Claim. (Cl. 4110) This invention relates in general to sanitary devices, and more specifically to urinals for females.

At the present time many restrooms are provided only with standard water closet equipment which require contact with the seat thereof. Inasmuch as a water closet seat may be a conveyor of germs, many persons attempt to avoid or minimize contact with the seat while utilizing the water closet with the result that the water closet equipment, floors, etc., of the restrooms are often in a very unsanitary condition. It is therefore desirable to provide a suitable urinal for females which will eliminate direct contact with seats of water closets.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved urinal for use by females which may be utilized in a standing position and thereby avoid contact of a person with unsanitary water closet seats and the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved urinal for females which may be utilized in the taking of samples for clinical purposes, said urinal being so designed to permit the efiicient transfer of fluids therefrom to test tubes and the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved urinal which may be utilized by females in a standing position and which is designed for the direct transfer of fluids into water closets or the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved urinal for females which is of relatively simple construction and which is formed of readily attainable materials whereby the same is economically feasible and can be produced at such a cost whereby the same may be disposable.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved female urinal which is of a relatively compact construction and which may be folded so as to be easily carried or dispensed.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved urinal having a configuration whereby the same may be firmly positioned between the legs of a user and have the upper edges thereof in contact with the users body to form a fluid tight seal therewith.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elements and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail in the specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a material part of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a urinal constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially through the center of the urinal of Figure 1 and shows the general construction thereof including the arrangement of a foldable reinforcing element carried thereby for retaining the same in'an open position; and

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the urinal of Figure 1 and shows the same in a folded state.

Referring now to the drawing by numerals, it will be "ice seen that there is illustrated a urinal which is referred to in general by the reference numeral 38. The urinal 38 includes a generally conical body portion 40 which is substantially oval in cross-section and which has a rolled upper edge 42 and may be formed of flexible material such as paper, cardboard, plastic or'rubber. The rolled upper edge is contoured to substantially fit the female crotch and form a fluid tight seal therewith. If desired, the urinal 38 may be formed of material stiff enough to retain the conical form.

Should it be desired that the urinal 38 be disposable and be formed of such materials whereby the same may be readily flushed down a water closet, the body portion 40 will be made of relatively thin material. In order to prevent collapsing of the side walls of the urinal 38, there is secured to the inner surface thereof through the use of a bendable flap 43 a reinforcing element 44. The reinforcing element 44 will be formed of a relatively stiff paper material and when the urinal 38 is in a folded position, as is best illustrated in Figure 3, occupies a vertical position between the side walls thereof.

While the urinal 38 has been described as being disposable, if so desired, it may also be constructed in a manner to be reuseable, the body portion may be formed of a thin pliable plastic and the reinforcing element 44 in the form of a stiff hoop. After being used, the urinal 38 may be washed out and then repacked in a handbag or similar storage place.

When it is desired to open the urinal 38, the same has its side walls spread apart and the reinforcing element 44 is moved downwardly. The portion of the side wall opposite from the tab 43 is provided with a relatively rigid tab 46 which has a bottom edge on the same level as the bottom of the tab 43. The reinforcing element 44 is moved downwardly below the tab 46 and upward movement is thereby prevented. Inasmuch asv the reinforcing element is oval shaped in outline, it tightly fits that portion of the body portion 40 which is disposed and downward movement thereof is prevented.

It will be seen that the reinforcing element 44 is in the form of a hoop. It is necessary that the reinforcing element be provided with an enlarged central opening 48 in order that fluids may pass into the bottom portion of the urinal 38.

After the urinal 38 has been utilized, fluids may be either poured out of the same or the entire unit including the fluid may be deposited into a water closet and flushed down the same.

It will be understood that the urinal, which is the subject of this invention, is so constructed and designed whereby the same may be easily dispensed through mechanical dispensing machines placeable within restrooms, or that the individual urinals may be conveniently carried in purses and the like. It will also be understood that the use of the urinal is not limited to restrooms inasmuch as the same may be conveniently used in vehicles and the like.

The operation of this device will be understood from the foregoing description of the details thereof, taken in connection with the above recited objects and drawings. Further description would appear to be unnecessary.

Minor modifications of the device, varying in minor details from the embodiment of the device illustrated and described here, may be resorted to without departure from the spirit and scope of this invention, as defined in the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new A female urinal comprising an oval cross-sectional container including an open end and side walls having rolled edges at said open end, said open end being contoured to fit the female crotch, said container being conical in Patented Feb. 14, 1956' longitudinal section, an oval stiffening hoop element hinged in said container to a portion of one of said side References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,107,347 Powers Aug. 18, 1914 4 Wolf, Jr. Sept. 5, 1916 Lacy Feb. 28, 1922 Miller Mar. 16, 1926 Dwork Sept. 26, 1933 Judah Mar. 20, 1934 Schwarzenzer Mar. 5, 1940 

